Polyglot Dictionary

Zeitspanne

/ˈtsaɪ̯tˌʃpanə/

die noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Zeitspannen

Meaning

  1. period of time

    • In dieser Zeitspanne ist viel passiert.

      A lot happened in this period of time.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

zeitraum

Zeitraum and Zeitspanne are close synonyms for "period of time," largely interchangeable.

Practice

1 What does Zeitspanne mean?

2 Fill the gap: In dieser ___ ist viel passiert.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Zeitspanne?

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